The
bustling market town of is a ten minute drive away. It is a major
centre of the wine trade with excellent restaurants,
shopping facilities, banks & cinema. The colourful
weekly Friday market at the main square Piazza Garibaldi
and the antique market – held third Sunday of
each month – are very popular.
Numerous hilltop towns adorn the area, the rolling hills
themselves carpeted with vineyards producing the fine
wines of ,
and ,
to name but three. Sampling and perhaps purchasing wine
at any of the small producers in the area is one of
the great pleasures of this region.
Three beautiful medieval cities lie within thirty minutes
drive. Alba famed for its truffle production hosts a
truffle fair each November which no gourmand should
miss.
Asti celebrates its eponymous sparkling wine but also
hosts its own horse race, its ,
in September.
To see other major events, .
Arguably the most beautiful of all, is a true hidden gem, a medieval spa town
where hot springs still bubble in the town square and
one can bathe in one of Europe’s largest swimming
pools.
A little further afield the cities of Turin, Genoa and
Milan provide city chic and international airports;
the former two within an hours drive and Milan an hour
and a half away.
The Ligurian coast with its beaches and resorts is only
40 minutes along the motorway. Going
north and west the Italian
Lakes and in winter the
ski resorts of Sestreire and Salsa d’Oux are all
easily in reach.
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